While the receiver of Arizona Cardinals, Marvin Harrison Jr., enters his second year in the NFL, the questions linger if he can make a giant leap in his second season.
Harrison’s statistics in his recruit season were somewhat disappointing when you take into account the figures he had at Ohio State and expectations he had after being rescued by the cardinals with the n ° 4 of the NFL 2024 draft.
Jeffri Chadiha de Nfl.com Has listed Harrison as a candidate who could modify the cardinals’ trajectory next season. He noted that Harrison’s expectations in his recruit season played a role in the discussion of the first year of Harrison in the NFL.
Harrison produced a solid season recruited with the cardinals, ending with 62 receptions for 885 yards and eight affected. Unfortunately for him, he suffered from the same problems that haunted Caleb Williams: expectations were much higher for him when he entered the league. Some people talked about Harrison as if the cardinals had just found their next Larry Fitzgerald when he became the fourth overall choice for last year, a fundamental receiver that would dominate for the coming years.
Harrison’s statistics in 2024 could seem disappointing, especially when you compare them to other NFL recruits last season.
The receiver of Los Angeles Loaders, Ladd McConkey, which was taken in the second round of the NFL draft last year, recorded more receptions (82) and yards upon receipt (1,149) than Harrison in 2024.
While the eight Harrison touches finished second among the recruits, Brian Thomas Jr. Jacksonville and Malik Nabers of the Giants of New York recorded more receptions and yards than Harrison.
Chadiha added that Harrison still has time to meet expectations and that he has shown flashes in many games last season to indicate that he can always be an NFL receiver.
Harrison still has time to deliver its potential, and a season in small groups this fall would make the cardinals turn the corner to become suitors in the playoffs. Harrison showed lightning of what he could become several times last year (including an effort of 130 yards in a 41-10 victory against the Rams and a day of 111 yards during a return victory in Miami). He just needs to do more of that, which is not a ridiculous goal, now that he has had a complete off-season to work with the quarterrier Kyler Murray.
What does Marvin Harrison Jr. look like until 2025?
Harrison and the cardinals head around 2025 seeking to make the playoffs for the first time since 2021. Cardinals were ready to make the playoffs in 2024 after a departure of 6-4.
However, they have lost four of their next five games and have been eliminated affirmations of the playoffs after a defeat of week 16 against the Carolina Panthers.
A big role that could play a role in Harrison taking a 2nd year jump is to get more Murray goals. While Harrison had the most targets of the team among the receivers, he finished second in the team with 116 targets behind the tight end of Pro Bowl, Trey McBride, 147.
